We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I built my house many years ago but couldn't afford to plaster and put floor. I was very excited to receive the transfer. Upon receiving the transfers, I purchased zinc and twelve bags of cement to start the process.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done extremely well by changing my living conditions. I have been living in a house with a damaged roof. I was unable to change my roof due to lack of money. With the help of Givedirectly, I am able to change my roof and plaster my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my second transfer to buy cement and paid my children school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am a single mother with five children to look after.
The moment I received my transfer from Give Directly I felt really happy.I was happy because this financial assistance that Give Directly give me will enable me sent my children to school and build my new house.
My elderly son could not go to school because of lack of finance.
Also, I want to build a better shelter because the house I live in, is in a very bad condition. The roof is made from thatches,When ever rain falls out things gets wet, leaving the entire house wet and cold.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There have been a huge difference in my daily life, since Give Directly started sending me transferred funds. Before, My elderly son could not continue his secondary education because I could not afford to sent him to school. Also I wanted to build a better shelter for my kids and I but there was no finance to start the process. Now that Give Directly have started sending me money I will be able to send my son back to school and build my new house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transferred to buy two bundle of roofing sheets costing a unit price of $13,500LD.
I want to build my new house, And I used the remaining transfer to paid my children tuitions.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successfully enrolled in to Give Directly's Cash transfer program, I want to use some of the money to built my house and also support my children by paying their school fees.
The reason why I said I want to built my house and pay my children school fees is because, the farm my husband and I make, the produce from there is not sufficient after selling.
Besides, my husband has two wives as such, he is not able to support us fully, especially with the little farming that he does as means of substaining the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what brought me joy or happiness is when I was able to realize something good from our farm for this farming season.
The reason I was happy is because we have always been disturbed by the animals for the past farming seasons,so seeing myself harvesting something good this season brought me joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm currently facing series of challenges but the most of all is the lack of finances and food shortage.
Even though my husband and I engaged ourselves in to farming activities but the produce isn't always sufficient because of the animals, they are always disturbing our farm, animals like grass cutters and even the birds give us hard time on the farm, something that leads to low production.
